crypto

A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Data Worries Keep Facebook Crypto Partners At Bay
Data Worries Keep Facebook Crypto Partners At Bay
June 17, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s GlobalCoin project has to overcome some big issues before its official launch. CoinDesk spoke to seven knowledgeable sources about GlobalCoin, also known as Project...

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Facebook Taps Banking Lobbyist In Crypto Push
Facebook Taps Banking Lobbyist In Crypto Push
June 14, 2019  |  Facebook

In Facebook’s reported latest move to roll out a digital currency next year, the social media company has recruited a banking lobbyist: Standard Chartered veteran...

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In Payments Fraud, A Crypto Scam
In Payments Fraud, A Crypto Scam
June 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

It’s not just about invoices and BEC.  In one recent example, payments fraud reached into the crypto realm – and a publicly listed company.  Elsewhere,...

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Facebook’s Libra Attracts High-Profile FinServ Support
Facebook’s Libra Attracts High-Profile FinServ Support
June 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

According to reports out in The Wall Street Journal this morning, Facebook has found some big-name backers for its Libra cryptocurrency project set to debut...

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Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain
June 14, 2019  |  Bitcoin

IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart announced that they have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pilot program that...

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Bitcoin Daily: G20 Wants Regulators To Monitor Crypto Risks; Coinroom Crypto Exchange Abruptly Shuts Down
Bitcoin Daily: G20 Wants Regulators To Monitor Crypto Risks; Coinroom Crypto Exchange Abruptly Shuts Down
June 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have requested that the Financial Stability Board (FSB), as well as global standard-setting organizations, work together to monitor...

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Bitcoin Daily: Komodo Blockchain Platform Hacked Itself To Protect Users’ Crypto; ING Gets On Board With USC Blockchain Project
Bitcoin Daily: Komodo Blockchain Platform Hacked Itself To Protect Users’ Crypto; ING Gets On Board...
June 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain startup Komodo Platform resorted to hacking its users’ wallets in order to save $13 million in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency from being stolen. The...

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Bitcoin Daily: TV Show Creator Sues Facebook For Bitcoin Ad Scam; Vancouver Cracks Down On Bitcoin ATMs
Bitcoin Daily: TV Show Creator Sues Facebook For Bitcoin Ad Scam; Vancouver Cracks Down On...
June 06, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Dutch billionaire John de Mol, who created the reality TV program “Big Brother,” is suing Facebook for allowing fake ads which used his name and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mexico Crypto Exchange Opening Eight New Locations; John McAfee Announces Upcoming ‘Freedom Coin’
Bitcoin Daily: Mexico Crypto Exchange Opening Eight New Locations; John McAfee Announces Upcoming ‘Freedom Coin’
June 04, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Mexico’s Amero-Isatek has announced that it will open its first physical cryptocurrency exchange in Nuevo León, Monterrey on June 21. There are also plans to...

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